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they_o declare_v the_o lord_n faâ—â—fax_n and_o his_o
yorkshire_n this_o account_n come_v to_o the_o house_n that_o sir_n hugh_n cholmley_n for_o the_o parliament_n have_v carry_v himself_o gallant_o give_v several_a defeat_n to_o the_o enemy_n at_o malton_n and_o on_o the_o sixteen_o of_o january_n join_v his_o force_n to_o sir_n matthewâ—bointon_n they_o fall_v upon_o colonel_n slingsbie_n at_o gisborough_n who_o be_v defeat_v and_o six_o hundred_o horse_n and_o foot_n that_o have_v do_v much_o spoil_n in_o the_o north._n slingsbie_n take_v prisoner_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o person_n beside_o many_o kill_v and_o two_o hundred_o arm_n recover_v about_o bradford_n and_o hallifax_n god_n have_v bless_v my_o son_n sir_n thomas_n say_v the_o lord_n fairfax_n have_v seize_v the_o lord_n savil_n house_n at_o howley_n and_o his_o design_n against_o leeds_n be_v thus_o he_o draw_v out_o from_o bradford_n thither_o where_o sir_n william_n savil_n command_v in_o chief_a after_o summons_n the_o assault_n begin_v with_o great_a 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